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IMDb rating 7.4
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Critic rating 8

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Critic William Thomas
rated 8

Dustin Hoffman didn’t win an Oscar for this one, but he’s superb as the tetchy actor no one will hire until he dresses up as a woman and lands a part in a TV soap.

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Critic Moviezine
rated 8

Det är en varm, rolig, fin och, till viss del, gripande skildring av en man som hamnar i dråpliga situationer för att han klär sig i kvinnokläder.

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Cast & Crew

Sydney Pollack
As George Fields
Sydney Pollack
Director
Charles Durning
As Les Nichols
Andy Warhol
As Himself (uncredited)
Bill Murray
As Jeff Slater
Dustin Hoffman
As Michael Dorsey / Dorothy Michaels
Teri Garr
As Sandy

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Tootsie (1982) A struggling actor, Michael Dorsey, disguises himself as a woman to land a role in a daytime drama. His female alter ego, Dorothy Michaels, becomes an unexpected star and a feminist icon, but Michael's double life leads to a romantic pickle. Starring Dustin Hoffman and Jessica Lange. Nominated for 10 Academy Awards. Directed by Sydney Pollack.

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